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sexāgēnāriōs dē ponte

sexāgēnāriōs dē ponte
Classical[sɛk.saː.ɡeːˈnaː.ri.oːs ˈdeː ˈpɔn.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[seɡ.za.d͡ʒeˈnaː.ri.os ˈdɛː ˈpɔn.te]

Meaning

  1. sixty-year-olds over the bridge

Origins

When the men of Rome reached the age of sixty, they could no longer vote in the ovile and later the Saepta Iulia (the places where the citizens cast votes), and if they tried to enter, they would be pushed back from the bridge leading to them.

Quick answers

What does sexāgēnāriōs dē ponte mean in Latin?
sexāgēnāriōs dē ponte, a proverb, means “sixty-year-olds over the bridge”.
How do you pronounce sexāgēnāriōs dē ponte?
In classical Latin, [sɛk.saː.ɡeːˈnaː.ri.oːs ˈdeː ˈpɔn.tɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seɡ.za.d͡ʒeˈnaː.ri.os ˈdɛː ˈpɔn.te].